AA Rosette
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The AA Rosette is an award recognizing culinary excellence in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Restaurants are rated from one to five rosettes.[1]
History
[edit]It was established in 1956.
In January the AA would publish its Guide to Hotels and Restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland, from 1967.[2] The rosettes would be listed in this guide.[3] The AA hotel classification would work with the British Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Association.
In 1972, two hotels and six restaurants (four were in London) received the three-rosette award. Of London's AA five-star hotels, only the restaurant at The Connaught had the three-rosette award. One of the four London restaurants with three rosettes was Le Gavroche. The 1972 guide called for 'more adventurous regional cooking'. Outside of London there were four three-rosette establishments, including The Box Tree and the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow, with head chef Jean-Maurice Cottet.[4] Sixteen hotels, out of the 4,150 hotels listed, had the five-star classification.
In 1992 the classification was increased to five rosettes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Everything you need to know about the AA..." The Caterer. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ Times Thursday January 27, 1972, page 3
- ^ AA Timeline
- ^ Times Thursday January 18, 1973, page 16